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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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As part of my "Atomic" topical set, I picked up a set of 12 Nuclear War Threat coins issued by San Marino in 1983. On the 20 Lire coin (KM-149), the Krause manual describes it as "Torch above man". In the context of the set I think it's much more likely it's a falling bomb & not a torch.  Occasionally I come across minor errors & omissions in the Krause manuals. Are they open to receiving comments for corrections, or would that be a waste of my time? |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
693 Posts |
Da Bomb?...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2605 Posts |
The Krause if full if inaccuracies.
Just because above "the thing" it doesn't look like flames I tend to agree with you that it is not a torch.
But it is rather shortcomings of the design that it looks a bit ambiguous.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
693 Posts |
The whole set is kind of quirky & abstract. (I like it.) This guy looks like the Michelin man on a diet.
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
1238 Posts |
From the brochure about that set: "20 Lire (...) A painful image of something falling from the heavens: not the manna promised by the Scriptures, but Death, with the weapons which Man has devised."
Christian
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
693 Posts |
Thanks for the info Christian! I'd love to find a copy of that brochure - some of the other Nuclear War Threat designs are even more enigmatic.
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
1238 Posts |
Will try to scan and upload the four English pages tomorrow. The booklet has 24 pages but is trilingual (Italian-English-German). Stay tuned ...
Christian
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
693 Posts |
That would be much appreciated Christian!
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
1238 Posts |
Ha, just noticed that the booklet is quadrilingual (the three above plus French). Anyway, I scanned the front page plus the four English language pages. Five .jpg files, in one **(No Zip Files Allowed)** file: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1265378/SanMarino1983 **(No Zip Files Allowed)** Christian |
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Valued Member
United States
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dang it...another series to collect, they are a bit funny
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
693 Posts |
They are a bit funny in a way. There's not too many coins in the world with monsters on them.
Christian - thanks again for the download. ~ JFK ~
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Posted 02/13/2011 3:09 pm
